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Overall Review

Things have more or less stayed quiet from HTC's side in the recent past, at least when compared to some of the other big guns including Samsung and Sony. The company has not released many flagship gadgets even though it gained successful outcome through HTC One last season. However, the Taiwan firm is all set to regain ground by jumping into the phablet segment, which happens to be a genre that it has not fully explored until now. HTC Desire 816 is a 5.5 inches phablet that offers super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen with 16 million color depth resolution and an overall resolution of 720 by 1280 pixels. The interface used is HTC sense UI v5.5 that makes the interaction process, all the more smooth and easy. The dimensions of the device include a length of 156.6mm, breadth of 78.7mm and thickness of 8mm.
The gadget, HTC Desire 816 weighs 165 grams and supports 2G, 3G and 4G networks. For 2G network, the gadget supports the frequencies of 850, 900, 1800 and 1900MHz. For 3G, the device is compatible with the frequencies of 850, 900 and 2100MHz. With 4G network, HTC Desire 816 is supportive of the frequencies 800, 900, 1800 and 2600MHz. A 13 megapixels primary camera is provided at the back of the phablet that is extremely powerful at a resolution of 4160 by 3120 pixels and shoots videos in high definition at a resolution of 1080 pixels. Auto focus, LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, simultaneous video and image recording along with HDR are the fantastic features for assistance. The secondary camera is dominant as well with 5 megapixels strength wherein, images can be snapped and video calls can be made and recorded over Wi-Fi and at 720 pixels.
The device, HTC Desire 816 has an envious set of hardware with 1.5GB of RAM and 1.6GHz quad-core processor that should give a rocking performance even in times of intense usage. The user should not expect anything less than the Android KitKat 4.4 operating system along with the latest games and applications. The gadget is available in various colors including Black, White, Red, Grey and Green. A non-removable 2600mAh standard lithium-ion battery powers the device and squeezes out a generous standby time and talk time. The internal memory for the device amounts to 8GB, but if the microSD card slot is brought into use and is utilized fully, the external memory can go up to a staggering amount of 128GB. The Internet can be used for downloading data at a speed of up to 42Mbps while the uploading speed offered is up to 5.76Mbps.
Apart from GPRS, EDGE, HTML5 browser and Wi-Fi, HTC Desire 816 is rich in tethering facilities with DLNA and Wi-Fi hot spot. NFC and USB port are also provided for data exchange activities in addition to Bluetooth.

User Interface and UI functionality

Multimedia features

The various multimedia features provided by HTC Desire 816 include a music and video player for accessing the best of the entertainment world in terms of songs and movies. FM radio is another feature that the phablet garners and delivers access to the desired radio stations across the city.

Pictures and Video quality

The images produced by HTC Desire 816 would be stunning via the 13 megapixels primary camera working at a resolution of 4060 by 3120 pixels. The secondary camera is also stacked up with lots of pixels, 5 megapixels to be exact and allows images to be snapped at a resolution of 2592 by 1944 pixels. Videos can be shot at 720 pixels using the secondary camera while the resolution for video recording by the primary camera is of 1080 pixels. Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, simultaneous video and image recording and HDR are some of the prominent features in the primary camera.

Internet support

The Internet services offered by the gadget include Wi-Fi, GPRS, EDGE and HTML5 browser with tethering capabilities of Wi-Fi hot spot and DLNA. HTC Desire 816 provides a downloading speed of up to 42Mbps and an uploading speed of up to 5.76Mbps.

Internal and External Memory

The memory department is reliable and beefy with HTC Desire 816 as the gadget offers 8GB of internal memory and a massive 128GB microSD card slot. So, the user can keep as much data as he or she wants where the content may include songs, games, images and videos. RAM is dependable too at 1.5GB.

Applications and Gaming

HTC Desire 816 is expected to have at least Android KitKat 4.4 operating system and therefore, the games and applications that the device can accommodate should be the latest. WhatsApp and Viber along with Temple 3 and Mot Racing can be downloaded by the user from the online Google play store.

Battery Backup

There is no information on the amount of talk time and standby time that HTC Desire 816 can offer but the device should do a decent job with a 2600mAh standard lithium-ion battery backup.

Connectivity Offered

HTC Desire 816 has NFC and Bluetooth for wireless data transactions while USB port serves the same outcome via USB cable. GSM frequencies supported by the device for 2G SIM include 850, 900, 1800 and 1900MHz while frequencies supported for 3G SIM include 850, 900 and 2100MHz. Wi-Fi hot spot and DLNA are provided for the device as well along with GPRS, EDGE and HTML5 browser.

Compare

HTC Desire 816, when compared to Samsung Galaxy Note3, has a smaller screen with 5.5 inches for the former and 5.7 inches for the latter. HTC Desire 816 does not have a stylus pen like Samsung Galaxy Note 3. RAM is 3GB with Samsung Galaxy Note 3 while the same is 1.5GB for HTC Desire 816. The power backup for Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is of 3200mAh, which again, exceeds the capability of HTC Desire 816 that runs on a 2600mAh standard lithium-ion battery.
Both the gadgets have a 13 megapixels primary camera but the secondary camera is better with HTC Desire 816 as it offers 5 megapixels as compared to the 2 megapixels of Samsung Galaxy Note 3. HTC Desire 816 has a 128GB microSD card slot whereas Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with a 64GB microSD card slot. HTC Desire 816 comes with a quad-core processor whereas Samsung Galaxy Note 3 provides an octa-core processor.